When I was living in Silicon Valley there was a phrase I heard a lot: move fast and break things. This was the mantra at some of the world’s biggest internet and technology companies. For years it was the motto for Facebook’s developer teams with CEO Mark Zuckerberg...

There’s a difference between change and transformation. When a business undergoes a change it just means it is becoming different to what it has been in the past. A change can be positive, it can be negative, it can be abrupt or slow, and it can be a small change or a...

There’s economics, and then there is Economic Man. Don’t be misled by the name: Economic Man is not the superhero we need to deliver us from a slow growing economy. Instead, Economic Man is a creation of classical economists who used the traits they assigned to him to...

If you keep even a passing eye on the news then I’m sure you’ll agree that the world is full of complex problems in need of solutions. I’ve read about the complex problems pilots face in fighting the Islamic State, the complex problem of child homelessness in Seattle,...

What is insight? Insight is a word that appears frequently in the news but it’s rarely defined. Most often it is used to describe a behind-the-scenes view on an issue (Clinton’s post-debate insight) or as a synonym for an expert opinion (An Insight for Investors) In...